Amherst College Campus Housing and Meal Plan

Amherst College offers campus housing (college-owned, operated, or affiliated) and it's total dormitory capacity is 1,837 (approximately 99.03 % students are living in the housing facilities). The average room & board charge for academic year 2019-2020 is $14,740. In addition, the school has meal plans for all students and the average charge for the meal plans is $6,750 annually.

Special Learning Opportunities

Amherst College does not offer the online classes (distance learning opportunities) for any degree program. The school provides the ROTC, teacher certification and study abroad programs to its students. Next table summarizes the special learning opportunities at Amherst College for academic year 2017-2018.

Special Learning Opportunities at Amherst College

Online Class

✗

ROTC

NAVY

Weekend/Evening College

✗

Teacher Certification

✔

Study Abroad

✔

Campus Housing

✔(Dormitory Capacity:1,837)

Board/Meal Plan

✔(Typical Annual Charge: $6,750)

On-Campus Student Services

Amherst College provides number of student services including academic/career counseling & wellness, employment for students and placement services for completers. It has own libraries on its campus. Next table lists student services provided by Amherst College to its attendants.

Student Services at Amherst College

Remedial services

✗

Academic/career counseling service

✔

Employment services for students

✔

Placement services for completers

✔

On-campus day care for students' children

✗

Library facilities at institution

✔

Sports Teams and Athletic Information At Amherst College

Amherst College is a member of National Athletic Association (NAA) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Next table describes sports and athletic information at Amherst College campus.

Sports and Athletic InformationAmherst College

Sports

Men

Women

Conference

Baseball

33

0

New England Small College Ath Conf

Basketball

19

12

New England Small College Ath Conf

Field Hockey

0

21

NCAA Division III (with football)

Football

76

0

New England Small College Ath Conf

Golf

9

10

NCAA Division III (with football)

Ice Hockey

25

21

NCAA Division III (with football)

Lacrosse

46

30

NCAA Division III (with football)

Soccer

28

28

NCAA Division III (with football)

Softball

0

16

NCAA Division III (with football)

Squash

19

15

NCAA Division III (with football)

Swimming and Diving

32

23

NCAA Division III (with football)

Tennis

22

21

NCAA Division III (with football)

Track and Field

77

96

NCAA Division III (with football)

Volleyball

0

10

NCAA Division III (with football)

Veterans Benefits at Amherst College

Amherst College has programs, benefits and/or services to veterans, military service members, or their families.

Dedicated point of contact for support services for veterans, military service members, and their families

✔

Recognized student veteran organization

✗

Member of Service members Opportunity Colleges

✗

Special Facts

Amherst College is an institution that opens to general public. It is not affiliated with any religion. The school does not offer medical degree and it does not have its own hospital. Next table shows additional and special facts about Amherst College.

Additional Characteristics at Amherst College

Religious Affiliation

Not applicable

Historical Black School

✗

Tribal School

✗

Has Hospital

✗

Offer Medical Degree

✗

Academic Library Stats

Amherst College has a library system that has 3 library branches and 1,551,548 physical, digital, and electronic books. Next table shows the statistics related to the academic libraries that Amherst College has.